This week we talk about the dreaded stereonet and why it's useful and somewhat... odd.  Great Stereonet Video Series On Teaching Stereonets Visible Geology  Fun Paper Friday  What's the best way to make a uniform crepe or pancake? Find out with just a bit of math! Boujo, E., and M. Sellier. "Pancake making and surface coating: optimal control of a gravity-driven liquid film." Physical Review Fluids 4.6 (2019): 064802.  Contact us: Show  Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com  John Leeman  www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman  Shannon Dulin  @ShannonDulin 

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John and Shannon both traveled to see the great eclipse of 2024 and share their experiences this week as well as talk about one of those rare times when ice is not a mineral.

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We always talk about ice being a mineral, but what about when it isn't?
Rosu-Finsen, Alexander, et al. "Medium-density amorphous ice." Science 379.6631 (2023): 474-478.


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Episode 385 - "Father Sky Goes Away"

This week we interview YouTube science creator, science writer, and communicator Alexis Dahl to learn about the rocks of Michigan's UP and how scientists can do a better job of sharing what they do.


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Fun Paper Friday


What should you drink after fondue to prevent "chesse baby" feelings?
Heinrich, Henriette, et al. "Effect on gastric function and symptoms of drinking wine, black tea, or schnapps with a Swiss cheese fondue: randomised controlled crossover trial." BMJ 341 (2010).


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Episode 384 - "Glaciers caused the great lakes, now we have them, the end" Alexis Dahl

This week we see how scientists break down the Earth into 7 or more spheres and why that is and isn't a good idea. We also explore a fun paper about graphene that is just full of crap.

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Graphene is an amazing material, but are all of the papers about it full of crap? This one certainly is!
Wang, Lu, Zdenek Sofer, and Martin Pumera. "Will any crap we put into graphene increase its electrocatalytic effect?." ACS nano 14.1 (2020): 21-25.


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Episode 383 - "Logarithmically Fades Away"

What can we get from mining the moon? Should we? Who can do it? Why should we do it? That and more in this week's show!

Fun Paper Friday


Do we live in 3D? Can you prove it?
Morley, Tom. "A simple proof that the world is three-dimensional." SIAM review 27.1 (1985): 69-71.


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Episode 382 - "A world without attenuation would be unbearably noisy"

This week we talk about new national parks, sticky notes, and empirical evidence about fly fishing.

Fun Paper Friday


Britton, B. J., J. Grimley Evans, and J. M. Potter. "Does the fly matter? The CRACKPOT study in evidence based trout fishing." BMJ 317.7174 (1998): 1678-1680.


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Episode 233 - "I'm out - I took linear algebra" Stereonets

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